This episode we find Mr. Spooner is about to be discovered by a record company. One problem is that his voice keeps giving out. Mr. Humphries gives him a tonic and he recoveres for a little while. While auditioning on tv with Grace Brothers Staff, his voice gives out.
When traveling to and from work becomes difficult, the staff threatens to resign unless they receive a travel allowance. Old Mr. Grace offers them the empty apartments on the top floor as living space, but they soon discover cohabitation isn't what it's cracked up to be.
When Old Mr. Grace decides to allow the staff to use the store for after-hours money-making, they decide to open a nightclub. However, the advertising campaign has some rather unexpected results.
Security cameras are again installed at Grace Brothers, and when the staff bet their bonuses on a horse race, it's up to Mr. Humphries to mime the race to them by closed-circuit.
When the store is robbed late one night, the staff is determined to capture the burglars themselves.
When Captain Peacock tries to salvage his marriage, he resorts to radical measures to discourage an admirer.
Mrs. Slocombe is forcibly retired from her position. Mr. Rumbold and Captain Peacock try to get her job back, but they are retired in the same manner. They end the show as the cleaner and the lift operator.
